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Upcoming Events
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Visit to the Frida Kahlo Exhibit
Thursday, July 14, 2022, 10:30 a.m.
Arsenal art contemporain Montreal
2020 William Street
MURA has purchased tickets to the . It is an immersive biography that offers a journey into the life of one of the most important artists of all time. This innovative proposal explores the artist's biography through an assortment of archival photos, original films, digital environments, art installations, collectibles and new musical pieces.
Tickets are limited.
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MURA Summer Activities
MURA offers two activities during the summer - cycling and golf. Pickleball will resume in the fall.
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Club del Libro
The first meeting of this new book club for MURA members is scheduled for Wednesday, June 15th at 4:00 pm. The first meeting of the Club del Libro will be virtual. The Club del Libro is for those who wish to improve their Spanish. If you are an intermediate student of the Spanish language, and wish to develop your ability to speak, learn to express your ideas via conversation, and are eager to explore the vast body of European and Latin American literature, this activity is for you. To join, please email Ginette Lamontagne at : Ginette.lamontagne [at] mcgill.ca
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Cycling Group
On Tuesdays from May until October, members of the MURA Cycling Group get out our bikes and head off to explore diverse cycling routes in different parts of the island of Montreal as well as farther afield to the South Shore, the Eastern Townships and the Laurentians. The routes vary from very urban to very rural and are usually 20-40 kms of generally flat terrain.
There are usually between 8 and 15 riders on our outings, ranging in age from our 60s into our 80s; we take the ride at a leisurely pace 鈥� no racers with us!
Please use this link for complete information about this group.
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Golf
The MURA golfing group has nine members who go to local courses every Wednesday, weather permitting. If you are interested in joining, mura-arum.association [at] mcgill.ca (please send an email to )
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Items of Interest
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MURA Annual General Meeting
June 1, 2022, 4 鈥� 6 p.m. via Zoom
Members attended this year鈥檚 AGM where they discussed the annual report, approved the financial review for 2021-22, set the $25 annual membership fee, and voted on the budget for the coming year. Participants acclaimed the new Vice-Principal Internal, Rosemary Cooke, and a third term for the Treasurer, Robert Stanley. The new Board for 2022-2023 was also acclaimed. It was announced that Kate Maguire, the outgoing VP Internal will continue to serve as Webmaster and Communications Coordinator.
The new MURA website was presented by Kate Maguire as well as the results of this year's members survey. An animated discussion followed on the survey and MURA鈥檚 overall activities. Rosemary Cooke pronounced the toast to MURA's 7th anniversary, and a lively virtual get-together concluded the meeting.
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六合彩开奖结果 Community for Lifelong Learning (MCLL)
Registration for Summer begins June 13, 2022, 9 a.m.
The Summer听2022听program听offers a selection of workshops and lectures in three attendance options. Some lectures will be offered for remote-only attendance via Zoom; some will be in-person only in one of the MCLL classrooms and a few will be offered in hybrid format, where some participants will be attending in person in the classrooms and others via Zoom at the same time. Please note the type of attendance of the lecture or workshop in which you are interested. If choosing a hybrid lecture, please select and register for the in-person section or the online section.听听
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六合彩开奖结果 Research Centre for Studies in Aging (MCSA)
Brainy Boomer Lecture Series听
The MCSA offers interesting and thought-provoking series of lectures. You will have the opportunity to attend another lecture on June 15th by Dr. Jos茅 Morais, who presented a lecture for MURA last March about nutritional issues in seniors.
Please use this link to view information about upcoming lectures.
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Part-time positions at 六合彩开奖结果 for MURA Members
The University posts via MURA part-time positions for members. These are casual in nature and do not lead to full-time work. To be notified about these positions, please send an email to: mura-arum.association [at] mcgill.ca. If you are already on this list, you do not need to respond.
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